The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:22:32 at Manchester 2026 put Stephen Pollock 239th of 529 men in the Open division, ahead of 55% of the field.
Legs and stations told different stories: 67% of the field beaten on the runs, 45% on the stations. If there was time left out there, it was on the burpee broad jumps, 1:17 behind the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 3:06 better against the middle of the field than the first.
Athletes who raced both Manchester 2026 and Birmingham 2025 were 1:03 faster here, so this time looks a little better than it was.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 8:02Running 1 3:24v median −0:12
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Block 02 7:48Running 2 4:48v median −0:17
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Block 03 10:21Running 3 5:08v median −0:15
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Block 04 11:49Running 4 5:11v median −0:18
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Block 05 10:19Running 5 5:22v median −0:17
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Block 06 7:06Running 6 5:16v median −0:15
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Block 07 10:29Running 7 5:19v median −0:11
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Block 08 11:17Running 8 4:21v median −0:31
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 5:30
Against the middle of your field
Men · n = 518
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 518 men who finished.